Dream Jobs

Ever see someone with a really cool job and wonder just what they do and how they got the job? We've scoured the entire country to find you people with the greatest jobs that they're really passionate about. From ESPN talent producers to TV celebrities, we're interviewing the most interesting people with the greatest jobs and bringing you their stories. If you have a Dream Job or you know someone who does, email us at salarytalk [at] salary.com.

Archaeologists do more than dust off ancient artifacts like pottery bowls or crude utensils. They do the heavy lifting - shoveling dirt with a trowel to unearth remains. If it's a big site with perhaps a building or structure to unearth, … Read more...

After studying Bikram yoga for two years with an instructor in her native Boston, Lauren Fawcett jetted off to Beverly Hills for an intensive nine-week instructor training course. She opened her studio, YogaDuzit, keeping her day job at the … Read more...

Arranging a large conference involves its share of juggling. The process begins a whopping five years in advance, when Olson secures a site for the conference. She coordinates the design of the floor plan, the pricing of the booths, … Read more...

Studio executives live and breathe movies, day in and day out. They read scripts every night and take home as many as ten or more every Friday in a ritual known as Weekend Read. Their meals are paid for, because they dine out morning noon … Read more...

Salaries vary for sports photographers, who hold jobs at wire services such as Allsport, newspapers, magazines, Web sites, and sports card companies. Major publications and large newspapers pay very well, but it's not the industry norm. Read more...